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Russia says 63,000 troops have seen combat in Syria
Source: BBC
Russia says 63,000 troops have seen combat in Syria
23 August 2018
Russia has revealed the extent of its military involvement in the war in Syria.
A defence ministry video said more than 63,000 Russian military personnel had "received combat experience" in the country since September 2015.
The Russian air force had meanwhile flown 39,000 sorties, destroying 121,466 "terrorist targets" and killing more than 86,000 "militants", it added.
There was no mention of any Russian military or Syrian civilian casualties.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, says at least 7,928 civilians and 10,069 combatants have been killed in Russian air strikes.
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23 August 2018
Russia has revealed the extent of its military involvement in the war in Syria.
A defence ministry video said more than 63,000 Russian military personnel had "received combat experience" in the country since September 2015.
The Russian air force had meanwhile flown 39,000 sorties, destroying 121,466 "terrorist targets" and killing more than 86,000 "militants", it added.
There was no mention of any Russian military or Syrian civilian casualties.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, says at least 7,928 civilians and 10,069 combatants have been killed in Russian air strikes.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45284121
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